On Thursday, September 25 Lakewood’s gym was booming with excitement and cheering from opposite sides of the stands as the long-time rivals, the Lakewood Lancers and Poly Jackrabbits girls volleyball teams, faced off for the first time in the 2015-2016 Moore league season. Along with this game, the Poly girls played Millikan in Poly’s gym on Thursday, October 1.
The Jackrabbits practiced hard all week for the long-awaited game against their old rivals. The Poly girls fought hard against the Lancers, with a 3-2 win. The Poly fans jumped and yelled along with the girls after a hard battle. This was a memorable win for the girls considering that the Poly girls volleyball team hadn’t defeated them since 2012.
“It was a team effort and we all stuck together through the whole match supporting each other,” said libero Franny Camandang.
Though the team worked efficiently together a few girls stood out in the match. Senior Sammie Ah-Hong and junior Penny Tusa had a great day starting off with some amazing kills in the first set that put Poly ahead of Lakewood. With scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-17, 22-25, 15-9, the Jackrabbits shook hands with the Lakewood girls and head their heads high as they pushed the next team out of their way towards CIF playoffs.
“You had to be there to feel the heat and competitiveness of the game. It was one to remember,” said senior Madi Hectus.
The Jackrabbits also faced the Millikan Rams on Thursday, October 1. Millikan’s team showed some strength but Poly pulled out the win in 3 sets easily. The back row definitely helped the team pull out the win along with hitters Sammie Ah-Hong, Penny Tusa, and Kalyah Williams leading in the front row. Coach Leland McGrath also put in his 2nd and 3rd string players to give them court time because the Jackrabbits had a strong lead on the Rams.
In addition, the Jackrabbits played Long Beach Wilson on Tuesday, October 6 pulling out another win and managing to sustain their undefeated Moore League record so far. Poly took the first set against the Bruins then Wilson came back in the second set pulling out a win with a score of 25-17. The Jackrabbits came back to win the last two sets before beating their old-time rival.
The jackrabbits will continue in their Moore League season Thursday, October 8 against the Compton Tar Babes and will continue going into round two against Cabrillo Tuesday, October 13.
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